Georgia labor market trends, Annual issue: Vol. 26, no. 12 (Dec. 2000)

Revised estimates for 1999 - 2000 in this issue

Annual Issue - Volume XXVI, Number 12
Y2K employment summary: "Things ain't what they used to be..."

During the year 2000, Georgia's employment increased by 2.8 percent, a full percentage-point lower than in the previous year. Although the decade of the nineties enjoyed job growth rates which peaked as high as 4 to 5 percent between 1993 and 1995, the 110,200 jobs Georgia gained in 2000 are well above the national average of 1.5 percent, and certainly nothing to sneeze at. In fact, Georgia added over 1 million new jobs over the decade, a 33.5 percent increase since 1990. At the same time, it is evident that "things ain't what they used to be." Indeed, third quarter job growth slowed to a whopping 0.1% in 2000 and quarterly job growth has not surpassed 1.5 percent since the 2nd quarter of 1999.
Yet despite the slower employment growth, the state's unemployment rate remained low in 2000, with the annual average unemployment rate just around 3.5%. This relatively low unemployment rate may help to explain our slow employment growth, as employers struggle to find qualified workers for jobs, and possibly decide to locate or relocate where labor is more readily available. In addition to a low unemployment rate, wages are trying to keep pace with the rising cost of living. Manufacturing production workers' wages rose during the year by about 2.7%, slightly less than the rate of inflation in 2000 (3.4%). Production workers' hourly earnings peaked in November at $13.33 per hour and averaged $13.01 over the year. Georgia continues to rank among the fifteen lowest-paying states in the manufacturing industry.
The slowdown in Georgia was most pronounced in the manufacturing division.

Georgia job growth in the nineties and percent change

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Although manufacturing employment rose 4.7% over the decade, this year Georgia suffered a net loss of 9,400 manufacturing jobs due mostly to overseas competition and advances in technology. Over 8,400 of these losses were in nondurable goods manufacturing, and the apparel industry was the hardest hit. Over the year Georgia's apparel industry has experienced a 12.5% drop in employment, constituting

a net loss of 3,500 jobs. In other nondurable goods manufacturing, food and kindred products and textile mills each lost 1,600 and 1,500 jobs over the year respectively.
Durable goods manufacturing posted an overall loss of 1,100 jobs in 2000 despite significant gains in several industries. Unfortunately, solid gains in a few sectors were offset by a loss of 1,800 jobs in transportation equipment manufactur-
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Georgia Department of Labor Michael L. Thurmond, Commissioner
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ing. This industry also suffered a six-hour reduction in average weekly hours from 47.5 hours per week in January to the year's shortest workweek of 41.5 hours in December. Average weekly earnings also fell significantly in this industry from a peak of $976 in April to as low as $858 in December. The slowing in transportation equipment manufacturing occurred primarily in the fourth quarter as high interest rates, fuel prices, and inventories took their toll on the industry. Surprisingly, electronic equipment manufacturing, which many hoped would be the bright spot of Georgia's manufacturing sector, was stagnant over the year with virtually no job growth, even in Atlanta, the "hightech capital" of the southeast region.
Construction industry employment reached 212,900 in August, well above its 204,000 level in August 1999. Over the decade, construction has experienced an amazing 41% increase in employment throughout the state and a 69.7% increase just in Atlanta. Construction employment continues to grow faster than employment growth overall, and worries some economists who feel that a loss of construction industry jobs could exacerbate an economic downturn. This is of particular concern in Atlanta given the increasing caution displayed by developers and the abandonment of a number of large business and residential construction projects.
The transportation industry, which includes trucking and warehousing as well as railroad and other transportation services, continued to grow consistently in 2000, adding 4,600 jobs over the year. Similarly, the communications industry grew from around 76,700 jobs in 1999 to 82,000 in 2000, almost a 7% increase. Employment in the utilities industry on the other hand, which includes private-sector electric, gas, and sanitary services, fell by 2.8% in 2000 losing nearly a thousand workers since September of 1999.
Wholesale trade employment has increased by 20.7 percent since 1990, but was only up by 2,900 over the year, around a one-percent increase. Wholesale jobs peaked in June at 262,900 and slowed considerably over the latter half of the year. Retail trade employment picked up another 19,000 jobs this year, a 2.7% growth rate.
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Manufacturing woes of Y2K

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1990-2000

2000

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40%

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F.I .R .E.

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Over the decade, Georgia's retail industry gained 192,500 jobs for a ten-year growth rate of 36.3 percent.
The finance industry's employment slid during the second half of the year from its all-time peak of 95,500 in July 2000 to 93,300 at year-end. High interest rates may be partially responsible for this decline. Insurance firms added 2,300 jobs over the year, reaching a peak of 72,400 in November and dropping slightly in December. Employment in the real estate industry continued to grow in 2000, adding 2,100 jobs over the year and most of that during the fourth quarter. It appears that the continued high level of in-migration into Georgia has helped to counter the effects of high interest rates and enabled the real estate industry to continue to expand.
The services division contributed 66,600 new jobs to Georgia's job growth in 2000, resulting in a 6.2% increase over

the period. Indeed, nearly one out of every three workers in this state is employed in the services division, which now encompasses 1,132,400 workers statewide. Over the decade, the services division has nearly doubled, experiencing a 78.2% growth since 1990. It is worth noting, however, that after four consecutive months of growth in the latter half of 2000, December delivered a loss of 5,600 jobs in the services sector, during a month where a gain of 6,000 jobs is the norm.
Individual services industries exhibited vastly different trends in 2000. Hotels and other lodging places had less than one-percent growth over the year and educational services actually lost about 100 jobs. On the other end of the scale, 20,600 jobs were added in business services, constituting a 6.5% increase over the year. Computer and data processing services employment grew at an 11.2%
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rate, adding 7,900 jobs statewide and 6,100 in Atlanta alone. Personnel supply services reached an apex of 147,100 jobs in October after seven consecutive months of growth and then lost 4,900 jobs over the next two months. This was particularly surprising given that November and December are generally the peak season for temporary staffing services. Health services employment added 6,500 jobs in 2000 (a 2.7% increase) and engineering and management services added 4,000 jobs over the year, a 4.6% increase. Social services and amusement and recreation services added 1,600 and 800 jobs respectively.
Federal government employment grew by 4.3% in 2000 despite a reduction in force of 5.5 percent over the decade. One might be surprised to learn that in fact Georgia employs 5,700 fewer federal government employees than it did ten years ago. State government education employment this past year grew by 700 jobs, primarily at the two largest state universities. Overall, however, state government was virtually unchanged, reporting a 0.1% increase over the year. Unlike federal government, the number of state employees has increased by 17.3% over the decade, now numbering 152,500. Local government education employment has added 6,900 jobs over the year as the school systems have tried to keep pace with the burgeoning population. Indeed, as Georgia's resident population has grown from 6,478,149 in 1990 to 8,186,453 in 2000 (a 26.4% increase!), not only have we gained two seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, but we have also gained 54,600 jobs in local government (an 18.3% increase). In 2000 alone, Georgia added 6,800 workers to local government payrolls to help serve the needs of her people.
While the decade of the nineties was good to all of Georgia's metropolitan statistical areas, some benefited more than others and the recent slowing trend affected Georgia's metropolitan areas in different ways as well. Of course the Atlanta MSA grew at a phenomenal rate of 43.9% over the decade, with employment mushrooming from 1,528,800 in 1990 to 2,200,500 in 2000. Over the year however, Atlanta has not performed as well as in previous years. Atlanta's over-the-year growth rate of 2.8% is the lowest since

MSA job growth in Y2K

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2.5%

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the recession in 1991, and this year's 59,200 new jobs in Atlanta pales in comparison to the 98,500 jobs created in 1999.
Savannah posted the second largest employment growth over the year with 1.5%, or 2,000 new jobs. Overall employment has increased by 19.5% since 1990. Augusta ranks third among the metro areas in job growth this year with a growth rate of 1.2 percent, or 2,400 new jobs. Over the decade Augusta has experienced an 8.5% growth in employment. Columbus added 1,200 jobs over the year and posted a job growth rate of one percent compared to a whopping 22.5% growth rate over the decade. Macon added 800 jobs over the year, an increase of one-half a percentage point. Over the decade, Macon's payrolls have grown by 16.8%. Athens added only 200 jobs in 2000 and grew by only 0.3% over the year. However, over the decade Athens posted an impressive 23.3% job growth rate. Albany's nonfarm payrolls expanded by 0.2% over the year, adding only 100 new jobs and posted a 17.5% job growth rate over the decade.
The slow job growth in Georgia appears to be partly due to weakness in Georgia's manufacturing sector and similar slowing nationwide. This weakness now seems to have slowed job growth in the non-manufacturing sector, although the effect took at least a half-year to occur. Of course, more recent changes have also had

an impact. Higher interest rates slowed purchases of big-ticket consumer and business items that Georgia produces or distributes. Higher fuel prices in 2000 may have dampened tourism in Georgia and automobile sales and trucking as well. High fuel prices are also presenting a huge challenge to Georgia's energy-intensive companies such as those in the metals industry. Finally, the high value of the U.S. dollar, abundant foreign production, and price-competitive imports have put downward pressure on Georgia's manufacturing industries.
Up to this point, Georgia's economy has achieved an orderly transition from robust growth to maintenance growth, but it is still thriving. National economic conditions almost always play a large role in state-level economic conditions. At this time, some analysts are still hoping for a "soft landing" and a more sustainable pace of national economic growth. However, recent economic news suggests that the "hard landing" scenario has gained some likelihood. Factors that will be important to Georgia's economy in 2001 include the value of the U.S. dollar as well as the strength of the Asian and Latin American financial markets. The continued strength of Georgia's economy is increasingly vulnerable to swings in the national economy. The severity, duration, and focus of a U.S. downturn are all variables that will affect the potential impact on Georgia.

For more information, please contact Lili Stern at (404) 656-3177 or (800) 338-2082 Fax (404) 651-9568
Email: Lili.Stern@dol.state.ga.us

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 3772.4 3802.0 3834.6 3856.2 3886.1 3912.6 3870.2 3897.3 3915.5 3931.5 3947.3 3971.0 3883.1

Goods producing industries

789.9 792.7 798.0 801.1 805.9 812.9 809.0 809.5 809.3 806.8 806.1 807.4 804.1

Mining

8.0 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.4 8.2

8.1

Construction

186.9 189.4 192.5 196.9 200.0 204.3 202.8 204.0 203.7 204.2 203.0 202.9 199.2

General building contractors

42.9 43.5 44.2 45.1 46.0 47.3 46.9 47.4 47.0 47.6 47.1 47.6 46.1

Heavy construction

25.8 26.1 26.8 26.5 27.1 27.9 27.2 27.5 27.8 27.7 27.6 27.6 27.1

Special trade

118.2 119.8 121.5 125.3 126.9 129.1 128.7 129.1 128.9 128.9 128.3 127.7 126.0

Manufacturing

595.0 595.3 597.5 596.1 597.7 600.5 598.1 597.5 597.6 594.5 594.7 596.3 596.7

Durable goods

256.0 257.0 258.3 258.1 259.6 261.3 258.8 259.2 258.8 257.9 258.2 258.8 258.5

Lumber and wood products

42.6 42.9 43.3 43.7 44.0 44.6 44.7 44.6 44.8 44.7 44.4 44.0 44.0

Furniture and fixtures

11.3 11.5 11.3 11.5 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8

11.6

Stone, clay, and glass products

20.8 20.8 21.0 20.7 20.8 21.0 20.8 20.7 20.9 20.8 20.8 21.0 20.8

Primary metal industries

13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.5 13.6 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.6

Fabricated metal products

25.7 25.7 25.9 26.1 26.2 26.4 26.0 25.9 25.9 25.9 25.8 25.8 25.9

Industrial machinery

39.2 39.6 40.0 40.6 40.8 41.0 40.4 40.2 39.6 39.4 39.5 39.8 40.0

Electronic equipment

34.5 34.7 34.8 33.9 34.2 34.2 33.8 34.0 34.0 33.7 33.8 34.2 34.2

Transportation equipment

50.8 50.8 50.8 50.6 50.7 51.0 50.5 50.9 50.5 50.4 50.5 50.4 50.7

Other durable goods

17.6 17.5 17.7 17.5 17.7 17.7 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.8 17.9 17.6

Nondurable goods

339.0 338.3 339.2 338.0 338.1 339.2 339.3 338.3 338.8 336.6 336.5 337.5 338.2

Food and kindred products

72.3 72.4 72.9 73.8 73.8 74.1 74.4 75.0 75.2 75.1 74.9 75.0 74.1

Meat products

37.9 38.0 38.4 39.2 39.1 39.0 39.2 39.7 39.7 39.6 39.5 39.5 39.1

Textile mill products

104.0 104.1 104.4 103.2 103.5 104.0 104.1 102.6 103.2 103.4 103.5 104.2 103.7

Carpets and rugs

41.7 41.7 42.1 42.3 42.9 43.1 43.4 42.7 43.3 43.9 44.4 44.9 43.0

Apparel and other finished textiles 30.7 30.0 29.6 28.8 28.1 27.9 27.7 27.6 27.4 25.9 25.8 25.7

27.9

Paper and allied products

33.5 33.1 33.1 32.6 32.8 32.7 33.0 32.7 32.4 32.1 32.1 32.3 32.7

Printing and publishing

45.0 45.1 45.2 44.9 44.9 45.2 45.1 45.1 45.2 44.7 44.8 44.7 45.0

Commercial printing

17.2 17.2 17.2 17.0 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 16.9 16.7 16.7 17.0

Chemicals and allied products

22.0 22.0 22.1 22.4 22.4 22.4 22.2 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.1 22.2

Other nondurable goods

31.5 31.6 31.9 32.3 32.6 32.9 32.8 33.2 33.3 33.3 33.3 33.5 32.7

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 3899.1 3931.5 3971.6 3961.5 3993.9 4008.3 3993.8 4007.9 4012.6 4030.9 4051.6 4057.3 3993.3

Goods producing industries

792.3 796.5 802.3 799.3 801.3 806.1 805.4 807.4 805.2 803.7 799.3 800.4 801.6

Mining

7.9 8.1 7.9 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8

7.8

Construction

196.2 198.6 203.4 202.9 204.8 208.9 211.1 212.9 210.4 210.1 209.0 209.9 206.5

General building contractors

46.3 46.5 47.3 46.4 46.7 47.8 47.2 46.7 46.0 46.4 45.4 45.3 46.5

Heavy construction

26.7 27.0 28.0 28.2 28.8 29.4 29.6 29.5 29.5 29.2 29.4 28.7 28.7

Special trade

123.2 125.1 128.1 128.3 129.3 131.7 134.3 136.7 134.9 134.5 134.2 135.9 131.4

Manufacturing

588.2 589.8 591.0 588.7 588.7 589.4 586.5 586.7 587.1 585.9 582.6 582.7 587.3

Durable goods

257.3 258.5 259.6 257.7 258.3 259.0 256.6 257.2 257.3 256.2 255.2 256.3 257.4

Lumber and wood products

43.7 43.8 44.1 43.0 42.7 42.7 41.8 41.9 42.1 41.7 41.0 40.9 42.5

Furniture and fixtures

11.9 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.3

12.1

Stone, clay, and glass products

21.0 21.1 21.3 21.3 21.5 21.5 21.6 21.5 21.4 21.6 21.5 21.7 21.4

Primary metal industries

13.5 13.5 13.6 13.9 13.9 14.1 14.3 13.6 13.8 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.8

Fabricated metal products

25.4 25.3 25.4 25.4 25.5 25.8 25.8 25.6 25.4 25.4 25.4 25.2 25.5

Industrial machinery

40.1 41.0 41.4 41.2 41.3 41.1 41.1 40.7 41.2 41.1 40.7 41.4 41.0

Electronic equipment

34.1 34.5 34.5 33.8 34.1 33.9 34.3 34.0 34.3 33.9 33.9 34.2 34.1

Transportation equipment

49.6 49.3 49.3 49.2 49.4 49.6 47.4 49.2 48.5 48.4 48.5 48.5 48.9

Other durable goods

18.0 18.0 17.9 17.8 17.8 18.1 18.2 18.5 18.4 18.2 18.1 18.2 18.1

Nondurable goods

330.9 331.3 331.4 331.0 330.4 330.4 329.9 329.5 329.8 329.7 327.4 326.4 329.8

Food and kindred products

73.4 73.2 73.2 72.7 72.2 72.2 72.2 71.8 72.3 72.8 72.0 72.1 72.5

Meat products

39.3 39.4 39.4 39.3 39.3 39.4 39.3 39.3 39.5 39.8 39.2 39.3 39.4

Textile mill products

101.3 101.4 101.9 102.5 102.5 103.0 102.5 103.2 103.0 102.6 101.4 101.4 102.2

Carpets and rugs

44.0 44.4 44.6 45.0 45.0 45.1 45.1 44.9 44.6 44.7 44.0 44.7 44.7

Apparel and other finished textiles 25.3 25.4 24.9 24.5 24.4 24.2 24.2 24.6 24.3 23.9 23.9 23.5

24.4

Paper and allied products

31.5 31.6 31.6 31.1 31.2 31.3 30.8 30.8 30.7 30.8 30.7 30.8 31.1

Printing and publishing

44.2 44.5 44.8 44.6 44.6 44.9 45.1 44.5 44.5 44.4 44.2 43.9 44.5

Commercial printing

16.6 16.8 16.8 16.6 16.6 16.6 16.8 16.4 16.5 16.4 16.2 16.2 16.5

Chemicals and allied products

22.2 22.3 22.3 22.5 22.6 22.3 22.5 22.5 22.6 22.8 22.9 22.5 22.5

Other nondurable goods

33.0 32.9 32.7 33.1 32.9 32.5 32.6 32.1 32.4 32.4 32.3 32.2 32.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY Service producing

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

2982.5 3009.3 3036.6 3055.1 3080.2 3099.7 3061.2 3087.8 3106.2 3124.7 3141.2 3163.6 3079.0

Transportation and public utilities 250.1 251.2 253.2 256.0 257.3 258.4 259.4 261.3 261.9 264.3 264.9 265.8 258.7

Transportation

153.1 153.6 154.4 156.7 157.1 157.5 157.2 157.8 157.6 160.6 160.2 160.1 157.2

Communications

72.4 73.1 74.3 74.6 75.5 76.0 77.2 78.5 79.3 78.8 79.9 80.9

76.7

Electric, gas, and sanitary services 24.6 24.5 24.5 24.7 24.7 24.9 25.0 25.0 25.0 24.9 24.8 24.8

24.8

Trade

931.2 934.4 944.6 948.4 959.3 967.1 957.9 965.0 963.5 967.8 981.3 995.1 959.6

Wholesale trade

254.7 256.0 257.7 256.4 257.7 259.0 256.2 257.2 256.2 256.5 255.0 254.8 256.5

Retail trade

676.5 678.4 686.9 692.0 701.6 708.1 701.7 707.8 707.3 711.3 726.3 740.3 703.2

General merchandise

84.8 83.6 85.3 84.0 84.5 85.2 85.5 86.6 87.2 89.0 96.1 99.6

87.6

Food stores

105.5 105.7 105.8 106.1 106.7 108.5 106.8 107.0 107.5 106.5 107.8 109.5 107.0

Eating and drinking places

239.8 243.3 247.7 251.4 256.7 258.8 254.9 256.8 255.3 254.0 255.4 256.6 252.6

Finance, insurance, real estate

199.3 200.2 200.6 201.4 202.7 203.8 203.2 204.1 202.9 203.8 203.9 205.0 202.6

Finance

93.6 93.8 93.7 94.1 94.8 95.4 94.1 94.4 93.8 94.1 94.5 94.9

94.3

Insurance

67.4 67.8 68.1 68.4 68.8 69.3 69.2 69.6 69.2 69.3 69.5 70.0

68.9

Real estate

38.3 38.6 38.8 38.9 39.1 39.1 39.9 40.1 39.9 40.4 39.9 40.1

39.4

Services

1006.8 1026.0 1039.3 1056.1 1066.8 1082.4 1070.6 1079.6 1083.5 1090.3 1091.1 1097.1 1065.8

Hotels and other lodging

43.7 44.5 45.5 46.2 47.3 47.6 48.1 48.5 47.4 47.3 46.9 46.6 46.6

Business services

293.0 302.3 306.8 311.6 314.6 320.9 316.2 320.7 324.1 324.6 323.0 323.4 315.1

Personnel supply

123.0 128.7 133.0 133.9 135.8 140.4 135.1 138.8 140.0 140.3 138.4 137.4 135.4

Computer and D.P. services

64.9 66.2 66.5 68.1 69.5 70.4 70.9 72.0 72.6 73.8 75.1 75.9 70.5

Amusement, recreation

28.5 29.9 31.9 34.3 36.7 38.2 37.6 37.2 35.3 33.3 31.6 31.8 33.9

Health services

233.9 234.2 234.8 243.2 244.2 245.8 246.4 247.5 248.1 247.0 247.8 247.8 243.4

Hospitals

92.8 93.0 93.3 101.5 101.6 102.1 102.6 103.0 102.7 102.4 103.0 103.1 100.1

Educational services

57.2 58.3 58.7 59.6 59.9 59.0 55.9 56.2 58.1 58.9 59.0 57.9 58.2

Social services

52.7 53.3 53.8 54.2 54.5 53.8 52.7 54.2 54.8 56.5 56.7 56.6 54.5

Engineering and management

83.9 86.1 86.8 87.3 87.3 88.1 86.6 86.5 86.0 87.4 86.8 86.8 86.6

Other services

213.9 217.4 221.0 219.7 222.3 229.0 227.1 228.8 229.7 235.3 239.3 246.2 227.5

Total government

595.1 597.5 598.9 593.2 594.1 588.0 570.1 577.8 594.4 598.5 600.0 600.6 592.4

Total federal governement

92.9 93.7 94.0 94.8 94.8 93.7 93.7 94.1 94.1 93.7 93.8 95.0 94.0

Department of defence

27.5 27.6 27.6 27.7 27.7 27.8 27.7 27.9 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.9 27.7

Total state governement

153.6 153.6 154.0 153.9 150.8 147.7 149.3 150.6 153.6 153.8 154.0 152.8 152.3

State education

67.9 67.3 67.7 67.9 65.0 61.3 62.4 63.7 67.2 66.8 67.3 66.1 65.9

Total local governement

348.6 350.2 350.9 344.5 348.5 346.6 327.1 333.1 346.7 351.0 352.2 352.8 346.0

Local education

207.9 209.4 210.0 209.8 211.5 207.1 187.4 193.6 209.0 215.4 216.4 217.1 207.9

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY Service producing

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

3106.8 3135.0 3169.3 3162.2 3192.6 3202.2 3188.4 3200.5 3207.4 3227.2 3252.3 3256.9 3191.7

Transportation and public utilities 263.0 263.1 265.9 265.0 265.7 267.9 268.8 270.0 270.9 270.8 271.6 272.5 267.9

Transportation

157.5 157.8 159.0 161.3 161.4 162.3 163.0 163.6 164.1 163.6 163.5 164.7 161.8

Communications

81.0 81.0 82.6 79.6 80.3 81.4 81.5 82.3 82.9 83.4 84.2 83.7 82.0

Electric, gas, and sanitary services 24.5 24.3 24.3 24.1 24.0 24.2 24.3 24.1 23.9 23.8 23.9 24.1 24.1

Trade

957.6 962.3 973.3 975.5 981.2 985.9 982.8 979.6 975.3 985.8 1005.9 1013.8 981.6

Wholesale trade

256.1 258.0 259.5 260.2 261.1 262.9 262.0 258.4 256.0 258.4 260.5 259.9 259.4

Retail trade

701.5 704.3 713.8 715.3 720.1 723.0 720.8 721.2 719.3 727.4 745.4 753.9 722.2

General merchandise

91.9 90.9 90.6 89.4 89.9 89.7 88.3 89.4 90.3 93.6 102.9 105.5 92.7

Food stores

104.6 106.5 108.1 106.4 106.7 107.6 107.7 107.6 108.5 107.3 108.2 109.8 107.4

Eating and drinking places

247.5 249.3 254.5 257.6 259.9 260.9 260.0 259.5 254.6 256.7 258.9 259.0 256.5

Finance, insurance, real estate

202.8 203.3 203.7 206.4 207.2 207.8 209.7 209.4 206.5 205.8 206.8 208.1 206.5

Finance

93.1 92.9 92.6 94.7 95.2 95.1 95.5 95.2 93.3 92.5 92.1 93.3 93.8

Insurance

69.6 70.0 70.4 70.7 70.9 71.3 71.9 71.9 71.7 71.7 72.4 72.1 71.2

Real estate

40.1 40.4 40.7 41.0 41.1 41.4 42.3 42.3 41.5 41.6 42.3 42.7 41.5

Services

1086.8 1106.3 1122.1 1113.9 1126.0 1143.1 1142.7 1146.3 1147.8 1152.6 1153.6 1148.0 1132.4

Hotels and other lodging

45.2 46.3 48.1 48.0 48.3 48.6 48.0 47.2 46.5 45.9 46.1 45.3

47.0

Business services

326.6 333.3 337.2 327.0 333.2 338.1 339.7 340.9 340.5 339.2 336.9 336.1 335.7

Personnel supply

139.5 142.9 145.2 136.7 141.4 143.7 144.2 145.6 146.3 147.1 143.5 142.2 143.2

Computer and D.P. services

76.6 77.3 77.6 77.2 77.8 78.7 80.2 79.0 78.7 78.9 79.6 78.6

78.4

Amusement, recreation

29.9 30.6 32.6 33.5 35.4 37.3 37.0 36.9 35.5 35.8 36.3 35.4

34.7

Health services

245.8 246.8 247.3 248.5 248.8 250.0 250.5 251.4 251.1 252.1 252.6 253.5 249.9

Hospitals

102.6 102.9 102.8 103.5 103.6 103.7 103.8 104.0 104.2 104.3 105.2 105.0 103.8

Educational services

56.7 57.8 57.6 55.8 55.7 55.0 54.1 54.2 60.2 62.9 63.4 63.3

58.1

Social services

55.2 56.1 57.0 55.4 55.8 55.2 54.8 56.7 56.8 57.2 58.0 54.9

56.1

Engineering and management

87.2 89.3 90.0 89.9 89.3 91.1 92.0 92.0 91.2 91.5 91.7 92.1

90.6

Other services

240.2 246.1 252.3 255.8 259.5 267.8 266.6 267.0 266.0 268.0 268.6 267.4 260.4

Total government

596.6 600.0 604.3 601.4 612.5 597.5 584.4 595.2 606.9 612.2 614.4 614.5 603.3

Total federal governement

94.1 95.4 98.9 99.9 110.4 99.9 99.8 96.5 95.2 95.0 94.9 95.8 98.0

Department of defence

27.7 27.8 27.8 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.8 28.0 27.8 27.9 27.9 27.8

27.8

Total state governement

151.7 153.0 152.2 149.8 148.4 145.0 147.6 153.9 156.9 157.8 157.4 156.7 152.5

State education

65.5 66.4 65.3 64.5 63.0 59.5 60.6 67.0 70.8 72.3 72.7 71.6

66.6

Total local governement

350.8 351.6 353.2 351.7 353.7 352.6 337.0 344.8 354.8 359.4 362.1 362.0 352.8

Local education

216.3 217.1 218.4 216.4 217.6 212.7 195.8 204.8 215.5 220.1 221.5 221.4 214.8

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers throughout Georgia. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

1999 Final Series

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Total manufacturing

AWE
$507.94 $499.39 $507.98
$516.26 $524.55 $525.39
$516.25 $511.68 $521.97
$531.26 $546.54 $559.44
$521.67

AWH
41.6 40.8 41.4
41.6 42.2 42.2
41.7 41.0 41.1
41.7 42.4 43.3
41.7

AHE
$12.21 $12.24 $12.27
$12.41 $12.43 $12.45
$12.38 $12.48 $12.70
$12.74 $12.89 $12.92
$12.51

Durable goods

AWE
$541.63 $546.27 $552.24
$565.06 $569.86 $568.09
$555.52 $553.83 $570.77
$566.22 $593.73 $605.52
$566.16

AWH
41.6 41.7 41.9
42.2 42.4 42.3
41.8 41.3 41.3
41.3 42.5 43.5
42.0

AHE
$13.02 $13.10 $13.18
$13.39 $13.44 $13.43
$13.29 $13.41 $13.82
$13.71 $13.97 $13.92
$13.48

Lumber and wood products

AWE
$427.88 $413.79 $434.43

AWH
39.4 39.0 41.1

AHE
$10.86 $10.61 $10.57

$452.28 $462.03 $459.65
$468.94 $455.76 $418.24
$441.19 $452.92 $452.97

41.8 42.9 42.6
43.3 42.2 38.3
40.7 41.1 40.3

$10.82 $10.77 $10.79
$10.83 $10.80 $10.92
$10.84 $11.02 $11.24

$445.52 41.1 $10.84

Furniture and fixtures

AWE
$452.66 $447.10 $460.31
$450.53 $447.95 $434.00
$421.65 $425.59 $430.76
$426.40 $431.18 $440.34
$439.32

AWH
43.4 42.5 43.1
41.6 42.5 42.3
40.7 41.4 41.3
41.0 41.7 42.3
42.0

AHE
$10.43 $10.52 $10.68
$10.83 $10.54 $10.26
$10.36 $10.28 $10.43
$10.40 $10.34 $10.41
$10.46

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Stone, clay and glass products

AWE
$592.30 $590.06 $590.46

AWH
44.5 44.1 43.9

AHE
$13.31 $13.38 $13.45

$616.05 45.0 $13.69 $627.88 46.1 $13.62 $613.31 44.8 $13.69

$640.71 45.7 $14.02 $635.51 45.2 $14.06 $647.01 44.9 $14.41

$617.91 43.0 $14.37 $644.58 43.7 $14.75 $642.00 42.8 $15.00

$622.11 44.5 $13.98

Primary metal industries

AWE
$575.31 $552.20 $558.39

AWH
45.3 44.0 44.6

AHE
$12.70 $12.55 $12.52

$561.52 43.8 $12.82 $591.85 44.3 $13.36 $580.82 45.2 $12.85

$621.49 45.9 $13.54 $633.88 45.9 $13.81 $665.50 46.8 $14.22

$650.07 46.6 $13.95 $638.01 45.9 $13.90 $625.17 45.5 $13.74

$604.76 45.3 $13.35

Fabricated metal products

AWE
$461.58 $458.55 $472.60

AWH
42.0 41.8 42.5

AHE
$10.99 $10.97 $11.12

$473.67 $488.68 $489.62

43.1 43.4 43.1

$10.99 $11.26 $11.36

$478.61 $475.57 $483.84

41.8 41.9 42.0

$11.45 $11.35 $11.52

$493.06 $486.78 $503.30

42.8 42.7 43.5

$11.52 $11.40 $11.57

$479.83 42.5 $11.29

Industrial machinery

AWE $490.37 $495.30 $489.14
$490.42 $522.07 $534.76
$507.50 $513.18 $522.38
$523.11 $532.51 $548.18
$513.75

AWH 39.9 40.4 39.8
40.1 41.9 43.3
40.6 40.6 41.1
40.9 41.7 43.3
41.1

AHE $12.29 $12.26 $12.29
$12.23 $12.46 $12.35
$12.50 $12.64 $12.71
$12.79 $12.77 $12.66
$12.50

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Electronic equipment

AWE
$507.31 $509.58 $471.64
$483.99 $452.39 $454.21
$420.24 $458.15 $483.23
$478.42 $469.96 $551.14
$477.75

AWH
42.1 42.5 39.6
39.9 36.9 36.6
33.7 37.4 38.2
38.0 37.9 45.7
39.0

AHE
$12.05 $11.99 $11.91
$12.13 $12.26 $12.41
$12.47 $12.25 $12.65
$12.59 $12.40 $12.06
$12.25

Transportation equipment

AWE
$809.69 $855.59 $884.70

AWH
43.0 44.4 45.0

AHE
$18.83 $19.27 $19.66

$925.88 45.7 $20.26 $910.57 45.1 $20.19 $908.78 44.9 $20.24

$882.64 47.2 $844.48 42.5 $928.41 45.2
$907.43 44.9 $1029.98 49.0 $1019.32 49.1

$18.70 $19.87 $20.54
$20.21 $21.02 $20.76

$909.55 45.5 $19.99

Other durable goods

Nondurable goods

AWE
$440.37 $441.63 $461.30
$446.11 $458.34 $443.31
$446.42 $437.83 $433.81
$402.46 $430.06 $408.86
$437.30

AWH
37.8 37.3 38.7
37.3 37.6 36.1
35.6 35.8 35.5
32.8 36.2 34.1
36.2

AHE
$11.65 $11.84 $11.92
$11.96 $12.19 $12.28
$12.54 $12.23 $12.22
$12.27 $11.88 $11.99
$12.08

AWE
$482.98 $463.96 $474.78
$480.39 $489.72 $492.57
$487.14 $480.22 $485.85
$504.84 $508.93 $523.67
$490.05

AWH
41.6 40.1 41.0
41.2 42.0 42.1
41.6 40.8 41.0
42.0 42.2 43.1
41.6

AHE
$11.61 $11.57 $11.58
$11.66 $11.66 $11.70
$11.71 $11.77 $11.85
$12.02 $12.06 $12.15
$11.78

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

2000 Preliminary Series

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Total manufacturing

AWE
$539.67 $530.71 $526.44
$540.80 $522.59 $531.07
$529.78 $537.25 $535.79
$544.75 $547.86 $551.27
$536.01

AWH
41.9 41.3 41.0
41.6 40.7 41.2
41.1 41.2 40.9
41.3 41.1 41.7
41.2

AHE
$12.88 $12.85 $12.84
$13.00 $12.84 $12.89
$12.89 $13.04 $13.10
$13.19 $13.33 $13.22
$13.01

Durable goods

AWE
$585.74 $566.64 $561.41
$579.63 $555.15 $570.46
$563.75 $571.37 $559.40
$571.45 $571.68 $563.17
$567.94

AWH
42.2 41.3 40.8
41.7 40.7 41.7
41.0 40.9 39.9
40.3 39.7 39.8
40.8

AHE
$13.88 $13.72 $13.76
$13.90 $13.64 $13.68
$13.75 $13.97 $14.02
$14.18 $14.40 $14.15
$13.92

Lumber and wood products

AWE
$453.05 $426.62 $421.85

AWH
40.2 38.4 37.8

AHE
$11.27 $11.11 $11.16

$438.52 39.4 $436.80 39.0 $451.66 40.8

$11.13 $11.20 $11.07

$449.84 40.2 $446.35 39.5 $415.47 36.8

$11.19 $11.30 $11.29

$408.47 36.7 $380.46 34.0 $412.73 36.3

$11.13 $11.19 $11.37

$428.96 38.3 $11.20

Furniture and fixtures

AWE
$408.18 $401.25 $415.67
$376.20 $386.23 $420.45
$427.20 $422.91 $411.43
$409.94 $404.17 $415.63
$408.91

AWH
39.9 39.3 40.2
38.0 38.7 40.9
40.0 40.9 40.1
39.8 38.9 39.1
39.7

AHE
$10.23 $10.21 $10.34
$9.90 $9.98 $10.28
$10.68 $10.34 $10.26
$10.30 $10.39 $10.63
$10.30

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Stone, clay and glass products

AWE
$618.59 $614.85 $580.99

AWH
41.6 41.6 40.6

AHE
$14.87 $14.78 $14.31

$632.77 43.4 $14.58 $644.01 43.9 $14.67 $625.53 43.5 $14.38

$629.20 44.0 $14.30 $620.10 43.7 $14.19 $635.15 44.2 $14.37
$618.80 44.2 $14.00 $608.30 43.7 $13.92 $620.03 44.8 $13.84

$621.36 43.3 $14.35

Primary metal industries

AWE
$611.02 $616.07 $596.20

AWH
44.6 45.5 44.0

AHE
$13.70 $13.54 $13.55

$607.31 44.2 $13.74 $582.98 43.8 $13.31 $629.49 48.2 $13.06

$586.07 43.9 $13.35 $641.55 47.0 $13.65 $567.18 41.1 $13.80
$590.89 41.7 $14.17 $614.86 40.8 $15.07 $616.00 40.0 $15.40

$604.81 43.7 $13.84

Fabricated metal products

AWE
$486.35 $489.30 $492.05

AWH
42.7 42.4 42.2

AHE
$11.39 $11.54 $11.66

$494.91 42.3 $479.23 41.6 $496.17 42.7

$11.70 $11.52 $11.62

$498.37 $491.78 $491.47
$499.57 $527.81 $527.48

41.6 41.5 41.3
41.7 42.6 42.3

$11.98 $11.85 $11.90
$11.98 $12.39 $12.47

$498.46 42.1 $11.84

Industrial machinery

AWE
$544.81 $529.19 $525.01
$524.59 $520.41 $526.26
$511.68 $524.80 $522.37
$522.86 $528.02 $539.09
$526.16

AWH
43.0 42.2 41.8
41.8 41.5 42.0
40.1 40.4 40.4
40.5 40.9 41.5
41.3

AHE
$12.67 $12.54 $12.56
$12.55 $12.54 $12.53
$12.76 $12.99 $12.93
$12.91 $12.91 $12.99
$12.74

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Electronic equipment

AWE
$486.75 $484.79 $460.46
$469.91 $453.70 $504.80
$536.22 $546.06 $537.42
$543.89 $539.59 $495.76
$505.04

AWH
39.8 39.9 38.5
38.9 36.5 37.7
38.8 38.7 39.0
39.7 39.3 37.7
38.7

AHE
$12.23 $12.15 $11.96
$12.08 $12.43 $13.39
$13.82 $14.11 $13.78
$13.70 $13.73 $13.15
$13.05

Transportation equipment

AWE
$969.00 $913.82 $926.84

AWH
47.5 45.6 45.5

AHE
$20.40 $20.04 $20.37

$976.03 46.7 $20.90 $865.30 43.2 $20.03 $867.83 43.5 $19.95
$841.70 42.9 $19.62 $848.54 42.3 $20.06 $849.66 42.0 $20.23

$914.15 43.1 $21.21 $929.66 43.0 $21.62 $858.22 41.5 $20.68

$896.88 43.9 $20.43

Other durable goods

Nondurable goods

AWE
$425.06 $393.60 $401.38
$423.62 $461.30 $459.80
$463.60 $459.26 $419.83
$421.70 $399.80 $406.70
$428.49

AWH
35.1 32.8 33.9
36.3 38.7 38.0
38.0 36.8 34.3
35.2 33.4 33.2
35.5

AHE
$12.11 $12.00 $11.84
$11.67 $11.92 $12.10
$12.20 $12.48 $12.24
$11.98 $11.97 $12.25
$12.07

AWE
$503.36 $502.62 $499.34
$511.26 $497.35 $501.43
$503.88 $510.46 $517.50
$523.32 $527.93 $542.59
$512.10

AWH
41.6 41.3 41.2
41.6 40.7 40.9
41.2 41.4 41.7
42.0 42.1 43.2
41.6

AHE
$12.10 $12.17 $12.12
$12.29 $12.22 $12.26
$12.23 $12.33 $12.41
$12.46 $12.54 $12.56
$12.31

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Georgia Hours and Earnings

1999 Final Series (Continued)

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Food and kindred products

AWE

AWH

AHE

$441.63 41.9 $10.54 $426.54 40.7 $10.48 $427.76 40.7 $10.51

$431.39 41.4 $10.42 $447.20 41.6 $10.75 $453.00 42.1 $10.76

$458.82 42.8 $10.72 $460.04 42.4 $10.85 $457.47 41.4 $11.05

$470.30 42.6 $485.78 42.8 $489.92 42.9

$11.04 $11.35 $11.42

$455.28 42.0 $10.84

Meat products

AWE
$390.15 $379.47 $372.78
$371.01 $369.96 $378.98
$392.59 $385.90 $386.06
$386.90 $387.39 $396.53
$383.39

AWH
42.5 41.7 41.1
41.5 40.7 41.6
43.0 41.9 42.1
42.1 41.7 42.5
41.9

AHE
$9.18 $9.10 $9.07
$8.94 $9.09 $9.11
$9.13 $9.21 $9.17
$9.19 $9.29 $9.33
$9.15

Textile mill products

Carpets and rugs

AWE
$447.30 $416.85 $437.83
$444.29 $457.25 $458.93
$457.87 $433.95 $445.00
$450.07 $465.02 $490.42
$450.29

AWH
42.0 39.4 41.5
41.6 43.3 43.5
43.4 40.9 42.3
42.3 43.5 45.2
42.4

AHE
$10.65 $10.58 $10.55
$10.68 $10.56 $10.55
$10.55 $10.61 $10.52
$10.64 $10.69 $10.85
$10.62

AWE
$466.66 $416.00 $447.81
$465.68 $486.49 $476.65
$475.65 $429.86 $440.73
$446.88 $479.25 $510.42
$461.91

AWH
43.9 40.0 43.1
43.4 46.2 45.7
45.0 40.4 42.5
42.0 45.0 47.0
43.7

AHE
$10.63 $10.40 $10.39
$10.73 $10.53 $10.43
$10.57 $10.64 $10.37
$10.64 $10.65 $10.86
$10.57

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Apparel and other finished textiles

AWE
$286.34 $285.55 $276.83
$283.02 $302.82 $295.44

AWH
36.9 36.1 35.4
35.6 37.9 36.7

AHE
$7.76 $7.91 $7.82
$7.95 $7.99 $8.05

$275.62 $292.58 $274.97
$292.29 $282.80 $288.62

34.8 36.3 34.2
36.4 35.0 35.5

$7.92 $8.06 $8.04
$8.03 $8.08 $8.13

$286.12 35.9 $7.97

Paper and allied products

AWE
$740.99 $704.59 $720.74
$738.00 $733.36 $744.93

AWH
45.1 43.2 44.6
44.7 44.5 44.5

AHE
$16.43 $16.31 $16.16
$16.51 $16.48 $16.74

$695.97 41.7 $16.69 $693.04 41.8 $16.58 $687.83 40.7 $16.90
$835.66 47.0 $17.78 $820.99 46.7 $17.58 $803.52 46.5 $17.28

$742.12 44.2 $16.79

Printing and publishing

Commercial printing

AWE $532.58 $518.20 $543.48
$545.55 $538.06 $533.87
$537.06 $559.79 $568.89
$566.65 $558.55 $579.00
$549.10

AWH 37.4 36.7 38.3
38.5 37.6 37.1
37.4 38.5 38.7
38.6 38.1 38.6
38.0

AHE $14.24 $14.12 $14.19
$14.17 $14.31 $14.39
$14.36 $14.54 $14.70
$14.68 $14.66 $15.00
$14.45

AWE $621.80 $591.07 $624.31
$629.20 $612.36 $600.19
$607.92 $634.10 $646.28
$639.00 $614.38 $618.14
$619.60

AWH 41.9 40.1 41.9
42.2 40.5 40.2
40.8 42.5 42.8
42.8 41.4 41.1
41.5

AHE $14.84 $14.74 $14.90
$14.91 $15.12 $14.93
$14.90 $14.92 $15.10
$14.93 $14.84 $15.04
$14.93

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Chemicals and allied products

AWE
$674.23 $664.96 $656.60

AWH
42.7 42.3 41.4

AHE
$15.79 $15.72 $15.86

$672.34 42.1 $15.97 $672.10 42.7 $15.74 $654.12 41.4 $15.80

$662.95 41.8 $15.86 $667.49 42.3 $15.78 $702.33 43.3 $16.22
$666.08 41.5 $16.05 $671.06 41.5 $16.17 $699.34 43.6 $16.04

$671.82 42.2 $15.92

Other nondurable goods

AWE
$475.88 $481.13 $481.78

AWH
43.9 44.1 43.6

AHE
$10.84 $10.91 $11.05

$472.26 42.7 $11.06 $483.96 43.6 $11.10 $497.45 44.1 $11.28
$487.10 42.1 $11.57 $466.34 40.8 $11.43 $489.18 42.5 $11.51
$480.90 42.0 $11.45 $475.68 41.8 $11.38 $497.21 42.9 $11.59

$482.36 42.8 $11.27

Other durable goods

AWE

AWH

AHE

Nondurable goods

AWE

AWH

AHE

10

Georgia Hours and Earnings

2000 Preliminary Series (Continued)

AWE Average Weekly Earnings AWH Average Weekly Hours

AHE Average Hourly Earnings

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Food and kindred products

AWE
$477.24 $471.50 $472.73

AWH
41.9 41.0 41.0

AHE
$11.39 $11.50 $11.53

$506.46 42.1 $12.03 $504.29 42.2 $11.95 $500.40 41.7 $12.00
$512.68 42.3 $12.12 $514.68 42.5 $12.11 $518.81 42.7 $12.15

$512.19 42.4 $12.08 $512.05 41.8 $12.25 $534.25 43.4 $12.31

$503.10 42.1 $11.95

Meat products

AWE $385.12 $377.17 $375.44
$378.14 $390.70 $387.87
$392.37 $397.28 $394.28
$391.94 $373.35 $393.46
$385.97

AWH 41.5 40.6 40.5
40.4 41.3 40.7
41.0 41.6 41.2
40.7 39.3 41.2
40.8

AHE $9.28 $9.29 $9.27
$9.36 $9.46 $9.53
$9.57 $9.55 $9.57
$9.63 $9.50 $9.55
$9.46

Textile mill products

Carpets and rugs

AWE $457.69 $474.96 $464.52
$476.79 $452.23 $456.37
$458.13 $466.07 $466.77
$488.16 $500.72 $518.70
$473.71

AWH 42.3 43.1 42.0
42.8 41.0 41.3
41.8 41.8 41.9
43.2 44.0 45.7
42.6

AHE $10.82 $11.02 $11.06
$11.14 $11.03 $11.05
$10.96 $11.15 $11.14
$11.30 $11.38 $11.35
$11.12

AWE $459.88 $496.40 $488.06
$493.50 $451.27 $450.00
$459.12 $468.13 $454.90
$510.07 $545.46 $553.15
$485.90

AWH 42.7 44.6 42.7
43.1 40.4 40.0
41.7 41.1 40.4
44.2 46.7 48.1
43.0

AHE $10.77 $11.13 $11.43
$11.45 $11.17 $11.25
$11.01 $11.39 $11.26
$11.54 $11.68 $11.50
$11.30

Month January February March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Apparel and other finished textiles

AWE
$292.13 $288.72 $300.49

AWH
35.8 35.6 36.6

AHE
$8.16 $8.11 $8.21

$294.41 35.6 $296.84 36.2 $302.59 36.5

$8.27 $8.20 $8.29

$285.25 35.0 $281.60 34.3 $276.34 33.7

$8.15 $8.21 $8.20

$279.22 33.6 $284.20 34.2 $286.55 34.4

$8.31 $8.31 $8.33

$288.87 35.1 $8.23

Paper and allied products

AWE
$771.68 $732.47 $700.48

AWH
45.5 44.5 44.0

AHE
$16.96 $16.46 $15.92

$680.83 43.2 $677.45 42.5 $677.81 42.1

$15.76 $15.94 $16.10

$660.66 42.0 $674.96 42.8 $704.44 44.5

$15.73 $15.77 $15.83

$703.55 44.5 $691.20 43.2 $714.69 43.9

$15.81 $16.00 $16.28

$699.78 43.6 $16.05

Printing and publishing

AWE $565.74 $557.63 $553.50
$573.65 $538.69 $551.32
$578.88 $597.18 $616.74
$631.34 $630.77 $612.25
$583.12

AWH 38.2 37.5 37.5
38.5 37.1 38.5
40.2 41.1 41.7
41.7 41.2 40.2
39.4

AHE $14.81 $14.87 $14.76
$14.90 $14.52 $14.32
$14.40 $14.53 $14.79
$15.14 $15.31 $15.23
$14.80

Commercial printing

AWE $641.76 $625.38 $614.79
$644.14 $617.34 $618.80
$641.25 $669.76 $717.54
$718.43 $737.57 $691.68
$660.44

AWH 43.1 42.0 41.4
42.8 41.6 42.5
44.5 45.5 47.9
46.5 46.8 44.0
44.0

AHE $14.89 $14.89 $14.85
$15.05 $14.84 $14.56
$14.41 $14.72 $14.98
$15.45 $15.76 $15.72
$15.01

Month
January February
March
April May June
July August September
October November December
Annual average

Chemicals and allied products

AWE
$676.60 $677.73 $676.06

AWH
42.5 42.2 42.6

AHE
$15.92 $16.06 $15.87

$694.34 43.1 $16.11 $687.14 42.6 $16.13 $684.60 42.0 $16.30
$678.78 41.9 $16.20 $676.91 41.3 $16.39 $705.11 42.4 $16.63

$664.93 41.3 $16.10 $667.25 42.5 $15.70 $662.45 41.3 $16.04

$678.65 42.1 $16.12

Other nondurable goods

AWE
$481.01 $473.85 $483.30

AWH
41.9 40.5 41.7

AHE
$11.48 $11.70 $11.59

$480.52 41.0 $469.54 40.2 $484.21 41.0
$482.73 40.6 $496.23 41.7 $484.74 40.7

$11.72 $11.68 $11.81
$11.89 $11.90 $11.91

$485.58 40.6 $11.96 $498.90 41.3 $12.08 $511.46 42.2 $12.12

$485.80 41.1 $11.82

Other durable goods

AWE

AWH

AHE

Nondurable goods

AWE

AWH

AHE

11

Atlanta MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 2072.6 2090.6 2105.9 2125.8 2141.4 2156.1 2135.7 2150.5 2162.7 2171.5 2183.4 2199.5 2141.3

Goods producing industries

332.4 333.9 337.1 339.3 341.8 345.2 344.4 346.1 347.1 346.6 346.6 346.8 342.3

Mining

1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9

1.8

Construction

105.6 107.4 109.6 111.9 113.5 115.5 116.1 117.0 117.6 117.5 117.1 116.6 113.8

General building contractors

23.3 23.6 23.9 24.6 24.9 25.4 25.5 25.7 26.0 26.6 26.6 26.8 25.2

Heavy construction

12.8 12.9 13.2 13.0 13.4 14.0 13.6 13.8 13.9 14.1 14.1 14.0 13.6

Special trade

69.5 70.9 72.5 74.3 75.2 76.1 77.0 77.5 77.7 76.8 76.4 75.8 75.0

Manufacturing

225.1 224.7 225.7 225.6 226.4 227.8 226.5 227.3 227.7 227.2 227.6 228.3 226.7

Durable goods

113.8 113.5 114.1 113.3 114.1 115.1 114.1 114.4 114.4 114.1 114.2 114.5 114.1

Lumber and wood products

8.8 8.9 9.1 9.1 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.1 9.0

9.1

Stone, clay, and glass products

9.1 9.1 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.3 9.3 9.5

9.3

Primary metal industries

7.6 7.5 7.5 7.3 7.3 7.4 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.7 7.8 7.8

7.6

Fabricated metal products

12.1 12.0 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.1

Industrial machinery

16.2 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.3 16.4 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.5 16.6 16.6 16.4

Electronic equipment

19.2 19.2 19.2 18.9 19.1 19.2 19.0 19.1 19.1 18.9 18.7 18.8 19.0

Transportation equipment

23.7 23.6 23.7 23.7 23.9 24.1 23.5 23.8 23.5 23.6 23.5 23.4 23.7

Other durable goods

17.1 16.9 16.9 16.7 16.9 17.1 16.7 16.8 17.1 17.0 17.2 17.4 17.0

Nondurable goods

111.3 111.2 111.6 112.3 112.3 112.7 112.4 112.9 113.3 113.1 113.4 113.8 112.5

Food and kindred products

25.6 25.5 25.5 26.0 26.1 26.1 26.0 26.3 26.5 26.3 26.2 26.3 26.0

Textile mill products

11.2 11.1 11.2 11.2 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.1 11.0 11.0 10.9 10.8

11.1

Apparel and other finished textiles 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.2 8.0 8.0 7.9

8.1

Paper and allied products

13.0 13.0 13.0 12.8 12.8 12.8 12.9 12.8 12.9 12.7 12.8 13.0 12.9

Printing and publishing

28.6 28.6 28.6 28.7 28.7 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.0 29.4 29.6 29.7 29.0

Commercial printing

10.7 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.9 10.9 11.3 11.3 11.4 10.9

Chemicals and allied products

10.7 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7 10.6 10.6 10.6 10.7 10.7

Other nondurable goods

14.0 14.1 14.3 14.6 14.7 14.8 14.6 14.9 15.1 15.1 15.3 15.4 14.7

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Atlanta MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total Nonagricultural Employment 2153.1 2165.7 2184.5 2181.7 2198.5 2208.2 2203.9 2207.6 2212.3 2220.6 2231.2 2239.2 2200.5

Goods producing industries

338.3 339.0 342.5 341.3 342.4 345.6 347.0 350.5 348.5 345.8 343.8 343.4 344.0

Mining

1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.9

1.8

Construction

113.3 114.4 117.7 118.0 119.5 121.9 123.9 124.4 123.0 121.3 119.9 119.7 119.8

General building contractors

26.2 26.0 26.6 26.4 26.8 27.7 27.7 27.0 26.0 26.0 25.1 25.2

26.4

Heavy construction

13.9 14.1 14.7 14.9 15.2 15.5 15.2 15.3 15.5 14.5 14.4 13.7

14.7

Special trade

73.2 74.3 76.4 76.7 77.5 78.7 81.0 82.1 81.5 80.8 80.4 80.8

78.6

Manufacturing

223.1 222.7 222.9 221.5 221.1 221.9 221.3 224.3 223.6 222.7 222.1 221.8 222.4

Durable goods

112.4 112.1 112.0 110.8 110.9 111.8 110.6 114.0 113.8 113.2 113.4 113.4 112.4

Lumber and wood products

8.8 8.8 9.0 8.9 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.0 9.0 9.0 9.0 8.9

8.9

Stone, clay, and glass products

9.4 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.7 9.9 9.8 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.8

9.7

Primary metal industries

7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.8 7.9 8.1 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.1 8.0

7.9

Fabricated metal products

11.9 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.9 11.8 11.8

11.9

Industrial machinery

16.4 16.6 16.6 16.4 16.5 16.6 16.8 16.4 16.5 16.4 16.3 16.3

16.5

Electronic equipment

18.4 18.6 18.6 17.9 18.0 18.2 18.1 18.3 18.5 18.4 18.4 18.8

18.4

Transportation equipment

22.5 22.0 21.7 21.4 21.3 21.2 19.2 23.0 22.5 22.5 22.7 22.6

21.9

Other durable goods

17.3 17.1 17.0 17.1 17.1 17.4 17.5 17.6 17.5 17.2 17.2 17.2

17.3

Nondurable goods

110.7 110.6 110.9 110.7 110.2 110.1 110.7 110.3 109.8 109.5 108.7 108.4 110.1

Food and kindred products

25.5 25.5 25.5 25.4 24.9 24.9 25.3 25.3 24.8 24.9 24.6 24.6

25.1

Textile mill products

10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.4 10.4 10.5 10.4 10.3 10.3 10.2

10.4

Apparel and other finished textiles 7.9 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.8 7.7 7.9 7.8 7.6 7.5 7.5

7.7

Paper and allied products

12.9 12.9 12.9 12.7 12.8 12.7 12.5 12.5 12.4 12.5 12.5 12.5

12.7

Printing and publishing

28.4 28.4 28.5 28.4 28.4 28.5 28.7 28.5 28.5 28.3 28.2 28.0

28.4

Commercial printing

10.4 10.4 10.4 10.2 10.2 10.2 10.3 10.0 10.1 9.9 9.8 9.8 10.1

Chemicals and allied products

10.5 10.5 10.6 10.7 10.7 10.7 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.8 10.7 10.7

10.7

Other nondurable goods

15.1 15.1 15.2 15.2 15.2 15.1 15.3 14.8 15.1 15.1 14.9 14.9

15.1

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Atlanta MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY Service producing industries

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

1740.2 1756.7 1768.8 1786.5 1799.6 1810.9 1791.3 1804.4 1815.6 1824.9 1836.8 1852.7 1799.0

Transportation and public utilities 178.7 179.9 181.1 182.7 183.8 184.6 187.3 188.8 189.5 190.7 191.7 193.0 186.0

Transportation

109.9 110.5 111.0 112.0 112.2 112.3 113.0 113.2 113.0 115.2 115.0 115.2 112.7

Communications and public utilities 68.8 69.4 70.1 70.7 71.6 72.3 74.3 75.6 76.5 75.5 76.7 77.8 73.3

Trade

542.0 543.4 548.7 548.4 555.4 559.8 557.3 560.6 560.2 564.9 574.4 584.0 558.3

Wholesale trade

171.5 172.4 173.7 174.4 175.1 175.8 174.5 175.3 174.6 174.7 174.8 175.3 174.3

Wholesale -- durable goods

121.0 121.7 122.7 123.0 123.4 123.9 122.4 123.0 122.4 122.5 122.4 122.7 122.6

Wholesale -- nondurable goods 50.5 50.7 51.0 51.4 51.7 51.9 52.1 52.3 52.2 52.2 52.4 52.6 51.8

Retail trade

370.5 371.0 375.0 374.0 380.3 384.0 382.8 385.3 385.6 390.2 399.6 408.7 383.9

General merchandise

43.9 42.8 43.5 43.1 43.3 43.7 44.5 45.0 45.2 46.7 50.2 52.3 45.4

Food stores

55.9 55.9 56.0 55.6 55.9 57.0 56.5 56.3 56.5 55.6 56.7 58.1 56.3

Eating and drinking

132.7 134.8 137.2 136.4 140.4 141.9 140.2 140.6 140.8 140.7 141.5 141.9 139.1

Miscellaneous retail

43.2 43.0 42.9 43.0 43.5 43.7 43.8 44.4 45.1 47.3 49.1 51.5 45.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate 135.4 136.3 136.5 136.6 137.5 138.4 138.0 138.6 138.0 138.1 138.5 139.1 137.6

Finance

61.8 62.1 61.9 61.9 62.3 62.7 62.1 62.3 62.1 62.1 62.4 62.7 62.2

Insurance

47.5 47.8 48.0 48.2 48.5 48.8 48.6 48.9 48.6 48.4 48.5 48.6 48.4

Real estate

26.1 26.4 26.6 26.5 26.7 26.9 27.3 27.4 27.3 27.6 27.6 27.8 27.0

Services

621.1 631.6 638.0 653.3 659.8 667.9 659.0 663.9 665.4 667.5 668.4 671.5 655.6

Hotels and other lodging places

25.4 25.9 26.5 26.4 27.0 27.0 27.3 27.5 27.2 27.5 27.5 27.2 26.9

Business services

210.2 216.5 218.5 220.8 223.0 227.1 222.7 225.8 228.3 229.1 230.6 231.5 223.7

Personnel supply

84.3 87.7 89.7 89.7 90.6 93.4 88.7 91.2 92.2 92.1 93.0 92.8 90.5

Computer and D.P. services

54.3 55.5 55.8 56.7 58.1 58.9 59.5 60.3 60.8 62.1 62.8 63.7 59.0

Amusement, including movies

25.6 26.7 28.9 30.0 31.7 33.4 33.3 33.1 31.2 29.2 27.6 28.6 29.9

Health services

114.7 114.8 114.9 122.6 123.0 123.5 124.1 124.9 125.4 124.9 125.5 125.7 122.0

Hospitals

45.2 45.4 45.6 53.4 53.5 53.6 53.3 53.7 53.6 53.3 53.4 53.6 51.5

Social services

27.2 27.8 28.1 29.6 30.3 30.4 28.8 29.2 29.5 30.7 30.9 31.0 29.5

Engineering and management

63.3 64.9 65.1 66.1 66.3 66.5 65.5 65.4 64.9 65.9 65.8 65.6 65.4

Other services

154.7 155.0 156.0 157.8 158.5 160.0 157.3 158.0 158.9 160.2 160.5 161.9 158.2

Total government

263.0 265.5 264.5 265.5 263.1 260.2 249.7 252.5 262.5 263.7 263.8 265.1 261.6

Total federal governement

44.9 45.9 46.1 46.4 46.0 45.5 45.3 45.5 45.6 45.1 45.2 46.1 45.6

Total state governement

53.3 54.3 53.7 54.6 53.0 50.4 52.4 52.0 54.8 54.4 54.4 54.1 53.5

Total local governement

164.8 165.3 164.7 164.5 164.1 164.3 152.0 155.0 162.1 164.2 164.2 164.9 162.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

14

Atlanta MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series (Continued)

INDUSTRY Service producing industries

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

1814.8 1826.7 1842.0 1840.4 1856.1 1862.6 1856.9 1857.1 1863.8 1874.8 1887.4 1895.8 1856.5

Transportation and public utilities 190.6 190.6 192.5 190.2 190.8 191.5 192.4 193.4 194.7 194.7 195.7 196.7 192.8

Transportation

113.4 113.5 114.1 115.8 116.1 116.0 116.8 118.3 119.1 118.5 118.7 119.2 116.6

Communications and public utilities 77.2 77.1 78.4 74.4 74.7 75.5 75.6 75.1 75.6 76.2 77.0 77.5

76.2

Trade

558.9 560.0 566.3 566.1 570.6 574.6 574.8 574.2 573.2 579.3 589.9 598.5 573.9

Wholesale trade

174.6 175.6 176.5 176.8 177.4 178.5 179.2 179.1 179.3 179.3 179.8 180.1 178.0

Wholesale -- durable goods

122.7 123.6 124.5 125.0 125.5 126.3 126.2 125.8 126.2 126.5 126.5 126.8 125.5

Wholesale -- nondurable goods 51.9 52.0 52.0 51.8 51.9 52.2 53.0 53.3 53.1 52.8 53.3 53.3

52.6

Retail trade

384.3 384.4 389.8 389.3 393.2 396.1 395.6 395.1 393.9 400.0 410.1 418.4 395.9

General merchandise

47.7 46.1 45.7 45.1 45.1 45.2 44.6 45.1 45.5 47.6 52.5 55.0

47.1

Food stores

54.4 55.8 57.1 56.2 56.1 57.0 57.2 57.4 57.6 56.9 57.4 58.0

56.8

Eating and drinking

136.7 137.5 140.5 140.8 143.6 144.8 145.3 144.9 142.7 145.0 146.0 146.2 142.8

Miscellaneous retail

46.8 46.7 46.5 46.4 46.8 47.5 47.8 47.9 47.9 48.2 48.7 51.2

47.7

Finance, insurance, and real estate 137.4 137.8 137.9 141.3 142.0 142.1 143.3 143.3 142.4 141.4 141.3 143.0 141.1

Finance

61.3 61.3 61.1 62.4 62.8 62.5 62.7 62.4 62.1 61.5 60.7 62.0

61.9

Insurance

48.4 48.7 48.9 50.7 50.9 51.2 51.1 51.2 51.2 51.0 51.2 51.3

50.5

Real estate

27.7 27.8 27.9 28.2 28.3 28.4 29.5 29.7 29.1 28.9 29.4 29.7

28.7

Services

665.6 673.4 679.0 676.4 681.3 690.3 691.6 689.1 688.0 688.9 689.8 685.3 683.2

Hotels and other lodging places

26.9 27.4 27.8 28.1 28.2 28.3 28.2 27.4 28.0 27.9 27.8 27.6

27.8

Business services

230.5 232.9 234.2 229.2 233.5 237.0 238.1 239.1 239.2 237.9 235.7 234.8 235.2

Personnel supply

90.8 91.5 92.1 88.9 92.0 93.9 94.1 95.7 96.1 96.5 93.4 93.1

93.2

Computer and D.P. services

63.9 64.4 64.8 64.2 65.0 65.8 67.0 65.8 65.5 65.3 65.2 64.4

65.1

Amusement, including movies

26.7 27.3 28.9 28.6 29.7 32.1 31.9 31.7 30.5 30.8 30.9 30.9

30.0

Health services

124.1 124.5 124.9 125.4 125.3 126.1 126.8 126.9 127.8 127.4 128.6 127.4 126.3

Hospitals

53.5 53.6 53.8 54.2 54.1 54.2 54.4 54.3 54.5 54.8 55.0 55.2

54.3

Social services

30.8 31.1 31.5 30.6 30.9 30.7 29.8 30.1 30.5 30.9 30.9 30.7

30.7

Engineering and management

65.2 66.3 66.8 66.6 66.2 66.9 67.3 66.0 66.1 66.3 67.0 67.3

66.5

Other services

161.4 163.9 164.9 167.9 167.5 169.2 169.5 167.9 165.9 167.7 168.9 166.6 166.8

Total government

262.3 264.9 266.3 266.4 271.4 264.1 254.8 257.1 265.5 270.5 270.7 272.3 265.5

Total federal governement

45.4 46.7 47.5 49.0 53.6 49.1 47.9 46.3 46.2 46.1 46.5 48.7

47.8

Total state governement

53.3 54.5 54.4 53.8 53.3 50.1 52.2 52.6 55.2 57.6 55.6 54.7

53.9

Total local governement

163.6 163.7 164.4 163.6 164.5 164.9 154.7 158.2 164.1 166.8 168.6 168.9 163.8

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Atlanta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Barrow, Bartow, Carroll, Cherokee, Clayton, Cobb, Coweta, DeKalb, Douglas, Fayette, Forsyth, Fulton, Gwinnett, Henry, Newton, Paulding, Pickens, Rockdale, Spalding and Walton counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

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Albany MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY Total nonagricultural employment

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL 58.4 58.2 58.7 59.0 58.9 59.2 58.9

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

58.8 58.9 59.1 59.3 60.0 59.0

Goods producing industries

12.0 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.1 11.9 12.0 11.8 11.7 11.6 12.0

Mining 1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0

Contract construction

3.4 3.6 3.6 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.6 3.6

3.7

Manufacturing

8.6 8.6 8.7 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.3 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.0

8.3

Durable goods2

2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5

1.7

Nondurable goods

6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.5 6.6 6.7 6.6 6.5

6.6

Food and kindred products

1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

1.8

Textile mill products

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9

0.8

Chemicals and allied products

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

0.6

Other nondurable goods3

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3 3.4 3.4 3.4 3.3

3.4

Service producing industries

46.4 46.0 46.4 46.9 46.9 47.0 46.8 46.9 46.9 47.3 47.6 48.4 47.0

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.5 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5

3.5

Wholesale and retail trade

13.6 13.5 13.7 13.8 13.9 13.9 13.7 14.0 13.9 13.8 14.0 14.6 13.9

Wholesale trade

3.0 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

3.0

Retail trade

10.6 10.6 10.7 10.8 10.9 10.9 10.7 11.0 10.9 10.8 11.0 11.6 10.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8

1.8

Services

14.7 14.5 14.7 15.1 15.2 15.6 15.9 15.8 15.7 16.0 16.0 16.4 15.5

Government

12.8 12.7 12.7 12.6 12.4 12.1 11.9 11.9 12.1 12.2 12.3 12.1 12.3

Federal

2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2.8

State and local

10.0 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.4 9.1 9.1 9.4 9.5 9.6 9.4

9.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Employment of fewer than 100 workers
2 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
3 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, printing and publishing, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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Albany MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY Total nonagricultural employment

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN 58.2 58.2 58.7 59.2 59.5 59.7

JUL 59.4

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

59.1 59.1 59.4 59.2 59.6

59.1

Goods producing industries

11.6 11.6 11.6 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.0 12.0 11.8 12.0

11.9

Mining 1

0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

0.0

Contract construction

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.7 3.7 3.8 3.8 3.9 3.8 3.8 3.6 3.8

3.7

Manufacturing

8.2 8.2 8.2 8.3 8.4 8.4 8.4 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2

8.3

Durable goods2

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4

1.5

Nondurable goods

6.7 6.7 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8 6.8

6.8

Food and kindred products

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.7

Textile mill products

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

0.9

Chemicals and allied products

0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6

0.6

Other nondurable goods3

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6 3.6

3.6

Service producing industries

46.6 46.6 47.1 47.2 47.4 47.5 47.2 47.0 47.1 47.4 47.4 47.6

47.2

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

3.4 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.7 3.7 3.6 3.6

3.6

Wholesale and retail trade

13.8 13.7 13.9 13.8 13.7 13.7 13.5 13.4 13.5 13.8 13.9 14.2

13.7

Wholesale trade

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.1

3.0

Retail trade

10.9 10.8 11.0 10.9 10.8 10.7 10.6 10.5 10.5 10.7 10.9 11.1 10.8

Finance, insurance, and real estate

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.7

1.7

Services

15.8 15.7 15.9 16.0 16.1 16.4 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.1 16.0 16.0

16.0

Government

11.9 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.4 12.1 12.3 12.1 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.1 12.2

Federal

2.7 2.8 2.9 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.7

2.9

State and local

9.2 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.4

9.3

NOTE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted

by selected employers in the Albany Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Dougherty and Lee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage

and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic

workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark.

S1 OEmURplCoEym: entGoefofregwiaeDr ethpaanrtm10e0ntwoofrLkaebrsor, Workforce Information & Analysis

2 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery;

transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

31 InEcmlupdelosyamppeanrteloafnfdewoteher rthteaxntile1s0, 0pawpeorrpkreordsucts, printing and publishing, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and

2leaItnhcelrupdreosdulcutms ber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

3 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, printing and publishing, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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Athens MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 72.6 73.3 73.6 74.2 72.8 71.0 72.9 73.0 73.3 74.5 74.5 74.7 73.4

Goods producing industries

14.4 14.5 14.5 14.6 14.7 14.9 15.0 15.1 15.0 15.1 15.0 15.2 14.8

Construction and mining

2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.1 3.0 3.4

3.0

Manufacturing

11.6 11.7 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.8 11.9 12.0 12.0 12.0 12.0 11.8

11.8

Durable goods1

5.4 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.7

5.6

Nondurable goods

6.2 6.2 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.1

6.2

Food and kindred products

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.2 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.3

3.2

Textiles and apparel

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

1.3

Other nondurable goods2

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.6

1.7

Service producing industries

58.2 58.8 59.1 59.6 58.1 56.1 57.9 57.9 58.3 59.4 59.5 59.5 58.5

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1

1.9

Wholesale and retail trade

17.2 17.4 17.2 17.7 17.6 17.4 16.8 16.9 17.2 17.7 17.9 17.8 17.4

Wholesale trade

2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.8 2.9 2.8 2.7

2.9

Retail trade

14.3 14.5 14.3 14.8 14.7 14.6 13.9 14.0 14.4 14.8 15.1 15.1 14.5

Finance, insurance, and real estate 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.3 2.3

2.3

Services

16.7 16.8 17.2 17.4 17.5 17.7 17.1 17.1 17.3 17.3 17.2 17.4 17.2

Government

20.1 20.4 20.5 20.3 18.8 16.8 19.8 19.7 19.6 19.9 20.0 19.9 19.7

Federal

1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7

1.7

State and local

18.4 18.7 18.8 18.6 17.1 15.1 18.1 18.0 17.9 18.2 18.3 18.2 18.0

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes paper products, printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

18

Athens MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 71.9 72.4 73.0 73.6 74.0 71.2 73.9 73.6 74.2 75.5 75.3 75.1

73.6

Goods producing industries

14.8 14.8 14.8 14.7 14.8 14.9 15.0 14.7 14.5 14.7 14.6 14.5

14.7

Construction and mining

3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2

3.1

Manufacturing

11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.8 11.6 11.4 11.6 11.4 11.3

11.6

Durable goods1

5.6 5.6 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.6 5.6 5.5 5.5

5.6

Nondurable goods

6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.1 5.9 5.8 6.0 5.9 5.8

6.0

Food and kindred products

3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.1 3.0 3.2 3.0 3.0

3.1

Textiles and apparel

1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3

1.3

Other nondurable goods2

1.7 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5

1.6

Service producing industries

57.1 57.6 58.2 58.9 59.2 56.3 58.9 58.9 59.7 60.8 60.7 60.6

58.9

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

1.9 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1

2.1

Wholesale and retail trade

16.8 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.2 16.8 17.1 17.6 18.1 18.3 18.3

17.4

Wholesale trade

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9 2.9

2.8

Retail trade

14.1 14.4 14.5 14.5 14.5 14.4 13.9 14.2 14.7 15.2 15.4 15.4

14.6

Finance, insurance, and real estate

2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

2.3

Services

16.8 16.8 17.0 17.4 17.5 17.8 17.2 17.2 17.5 17.8 17.5 17.6

17.3

Government

19.3 19.5 19.8 19.8 20.0 16.9 20.5 20.3 20.3 20.6 20.6 20.4

19.8

Federal

1.7 1.7 1.9 1.9 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.9

1.9

State and local

17.6 17.8 17.9 17.9 17.9 14.9 18.4 18.4 18.4 18.7 18.7 18.5

17.9

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Athens Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Clarke, Madison and Oconee counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes paper products, printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

19

Augusta - Aiken MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 196.5 197.3 198.1 201.8 202.1 203.1 201.2 202.0 201.9 201.3 202.0 202.8 200.8

Goods producing industries

41.6 41.5 41.4 43.1 43.1 43.5 43.8 43.8 43.8 43.3 43.0 42.9

42.9

Mining

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

0.3

Contract construction

12.7 12.8 12.8 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.4 13.6 13.6 13.5 13.2 13.2 13.3

Manufacturing

28.6 28.4 28.3 29.4 29.4 29.7 30.1 29.9 29.9 29.5 29.5 29.4 29.3

Durable goods

11.2 11.2 11.2 11.5 11.5 11.5 11.7 11.6 11.7 11.7 11.6 11.6

11.5

Lumber and wood products

1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3

1.3

Stone, clay, and glass products

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6

2.6

Other durable goods1

7.2 7.2 7.2 7.5 7.5 7.5 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.7 7.7

7.5

Nondurable goods

17.4 17.2 17.1 17.9 17.9 18.2 18.4 18.3 18.2 17.8 17.9 17.8 17.8

Food and kindred products

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

2.2

Textile mill products

4.7 4.6 4.6 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.2 5.2 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0

5.0

Apparel and other finished textiles 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.1 2.1 1.9 1.9 1.9

2.1

Printing and publishing

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

1.8

Other nondurable goods2

6.6 6.5 6.5 6.8 6.8 6.9 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.9 6.8

6.8

Service producing industries

154.9 155.8 156.7 158.7 159.0 159.6 157.4 158.2 158.1 158.0 159.0 159.9 157.9

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

17.7 17.7 17.8 17.4 17.4 17.5 17.5 17.5 17.4 17.4 17.4 17.4

17.5

Wholesale and retail trade

41.4 41.3 41.8 43.1 43.1 43.2 43.0 42.9 42.8 42.3 43.1 43.9

42.7

Wholesale trade

4.6 4.5 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.5 4.4 4.4

4.6

Retail trade

36.8 36.8 37.2 38.4 38.3 38.4 38.3 38.2 38.1 37.8 38.7 39.5 38.0

Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.3 6.2 6.2 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1 6.1 5.9 6.0 6.0 6.1

6.1

Services

48.9 49.8 50.0 51.1 51.3 51.7 51.3 51.3 51.0 51.1 50.9 51.0 50.8

Government

40.6 40.8 40.9 41.2 41.2 41.2 39.5 40.4 41.0 41.2 41.6 41.5 40.9

Federal

7.5 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.4 7.3 7.4 7.4

7.4

State and local

33.1 33.4 33.5 33.8 33.8 33.8 32.1 33.0 33.6 33.9 34.2 34.1 33.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

20

Augusta - Aiken MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 199.4 200.5 202.3 203.0 204.2 204.9 202.5 203.4 203.3 203.8 205.0 206.1 203.2

Goods producing industries

42.1 42.4 42.5 42.1 42.4 42.9 42.8 43.1 42.9 43.3 43.4 43.5 42.8

Mining

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

0.3

Contract construction

12.7 12.7 13.0 12.8 12.8 13.2 13.0 13.2 13.1 13.3 13.6 13.5

13.1

Manufacturing

29.1 29.4 29.2 29.0 29.3 29.4 29.5 29.6 29.5 29.7 29.5 29.7

29.4

Durable goods

11.4 11.5 11.6 11.5 11.6 11.8 11.6 11.7 11.8 12.1 12.0 12.1

11.7

Lumber and wood products

1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

1.3

Stone, clay, and glass products

2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.6 2.5 2.6

2.6

Other durable goods1

7.6 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.9 7.9 8.0 8.0 8.2 8.2 8.2

7.9

Nondurable goods

17.7 17.9 17.6 17.5 17.7 17.6 17.9 17.9 17.7 17.6 17.5 17.6

17.7

Food and kindred products

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.4

2.4

Textile mill products

5.0 5.0 4.9 4.7 4.8 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8 4.8

4.9

Apparel and other finished textiles 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7

1.8

Printing and publishing

1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.9 1.9 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8

1.8

Other nondurable goods2

6.7 6.9 6.7 6.8 6.9 6.6 6.9 7.0 6.9 6.9 6.9 6.9

6.8

Service producing industries

157.3 158.1 159.8 160.9 161.8 162.0 159.7 160.3 160.4 160.5 161.6 162.6 160.4

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.1 17.2 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.3 17.2

Wholesale and retail trade

42.3 42.6 43.1 43.9 43.5 43.7 43.7 43.8 43.3 43.4 44.2 45.4 43.6

Wholesale trade

4.7 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

4.7

Retail trade

37.6 38.0 38.5 39.3 38.9 39.1 39.0 39.1 38.6 38.7 39.5 40.7

38.9

Finance, insurance, and real estate 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.2

6.2

Services

50.1 50.3 51.4 51.5 52.2 52.7 52.0 52.1 52.0 52.0 52.1 52.0

51.7

Government

41.7 42.0 42.2 42.2 42.8 42.2 40.5 40.9 41.6 41.6 41.8 41.7

41.8

Federal

7.4 7.4 7.5 7.4 8.2 7.7 7.7 7.6 7.6 7.6 7.5 7.5

7.6

State and local

34.3 34.6 34.7 34.8 34.6 34.5 32.8 33.3 34.0 34.0 34.3 34.2

34.2

NOTE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted

by selected employers in the Augusta Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Columbia, McDuffie and Richmond counties in Georgia and Aiken and Edgefield

counties in South Carolina. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the

pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces

are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. S1 OInUcRluCdEe:s fuGrneoitrugriea Daenpdarftixmteunret osf; Lparbimora, rWyoarknfdorcfaebInrifcoarmteadtiomne&taAlnsa; lyesleisctrical/nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional,

scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

2 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather 1prIondculucdtses furniture and fixtures; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional,

scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

2 Includes paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

21

Columbus MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 118.2 119.0 120.2 120.7 120.7 121.8 119.4 119.7 120.5 120.6 121.6 122.4 120.4

Goods producing industries

27.3 27.3 27.5 27.6 27.2 27.2 26.3 26.3 26.2 26.5 26.4 26.7 26.9

Construction and mining

5.4 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.8 5.7 5.6

5.6

Manufacturing

21.9 21.9 22.1 22.1 21.7 21.6 20.6 20.5 20.5 20.7 20.7 21.1 21.3

Durable goods1

9.4 9.5 9.5 9.3 9.1 8.8 8.5 8.4 8.3 8.2 8.3 8.7

8.8

Nondurable goods

12.5 12.4 12.6 12.8 12.6 12.8 12.1 12.1 12.2 12.5 12.4 12.4 12.5

Food and kindred products

3.4 3.3 3.3 3.3 3.2 3.2 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2

3.2

Textile mill products

5.6 5.7 6.0 6.1 6.1 6.2 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.8

5.8

Printing and publishing

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

1.2

Other nondurable goods2

2.3 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.2 2.2

2.2

Service producing industries

90.9 91.7 92.7 93.1 93.5 94.6 93.1 93.4 94.3 94.1 95.2 95.7 93.5

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

4.4 4.3 4.4 4.2 4.2 4.4 4.2 4.3 4.3 4.4 4.4 4.4

4.3

Wholesale and retail trade

24.9 25.2 25.7 26.0 26.3 26.6 26.2 26.2 26.1 26.3 26.8 27.1 26.1

Wholesale trade

2.8 2.8 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0

2.9

Retail trade

22.1 22.4 22.8 23.1 23.3 23.6 23.3 23.3 23.1 23.3 23.8 24.1 23.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.1 8.2 8.1 8.1 8.1 8.0 8.0 8.0

8.1

Services

31.9 32.2 32.6 32.9 33.2 34.0 34.2 34.1 34.3 34.1 34.5 34.5 33.5

Government

21.5 21.8 21.8 21.8 21.7 21.4 20.4 20.7 21.5 21.3 21.5 21.7 21.4

Federal

5.9 5.9 5.9 6.0 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8

5.9

State and local

15.6 15.9 15.9 15.8 15.8 15.5 14.6 14.9 15.7 15.5 15.7 15.9 15.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

22

Columbus MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total Nonagricultural Employment 119.3 120.1 120.0 121.2 122.3 121.7 122.5 122.0 122.3 122.2 122.8 123.0 121.6

Goods producing industries

26.3 26.6 26.4 26.6 26.7 26.2 26.7 26.3 26.3 26.3 26.0 26.1 26.4

Construction and mining

5.3 5.5 5.3 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.6 5.7 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.5

5.5

Manufacturing

21.0 21.1 21.1 21.1 21.2 20.6 21.1 20.6 20.7 20.6 20.3 20.6

20.8

Durable goods1

8.9 9.0 9.0 9.1 9.0 8.4 8.9 8.3 8.5 8.4 8.4 8.6

8.7

Nondurable goods

12.1 12.1 12.1 12.0 12.2 12.2 12.2 12.3 12.2 12.2 11.9 12.0 12.1

Food and kindred products

3.2 3.2 3.1 3.1 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 3.2 2.9 2.9

3.1

Textile mill products

5.6 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.8 5.8 5.6 5.7 5.8

5.7

Printing and publishing

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.0

1.1

Other nondurable goods2

2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.1 2.3 2.3 2.3

2.2

Service producing industries

93.0 93.5 93.6 94.6 95.6 95.5 95.8 95.7 96.0 95.9 96.8 96.9

95.2

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

4.2 4.2 4.2 4.5 4.5 4.7 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.8 4.8 4.8

4.6

Wholesale and retail trade

25.6 25.6 25.6 26.1 26.3 26.5 26.6 26.6 26.6 26.8 27.0 27.3

26.4

Wholesale trade

2.9 2.9 2.9 3.0 3.0 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.1 3.0 3.0 3.0

3.0

Retail trade

22.7 22.7 22.7 23.1 23.3 23.4 23.5 23.5 23.5 23.8 24.0 24.3

23.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate 8.0 8.0 8.0 8.5 8.5 8.6 8.8 8.7 8.8 8.8 9.0 8.8

8.5

Services

33.8 34.0 34.3 34.5 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.7 34.6 34.2 34.5 34.5

34.4

Government

21.4 21.7 21.5 21.0 21.6 21.0 21.1 21.1 21.3 21.3 21.5 21.5

21.3

Federal

5.8 5.8 5.9 5.9 6.3 5.9 5.9 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8 5.8

5.9

State and local

15.6 15.9 15.6 15.1 15.3 15.1 15.2 15.3 15.5 15.5 15.7 15.7

15.5

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Columbus Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Chattahoochee, Harris and Muscogee counties in Georgia and Russell County in Alabama. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes apparel and other textiles, paper products, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

23

Macon MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 148.5 149.3 149.8 151.4 151.1 151.6 149.5 150.7 151.5 151.3 152.3 152.8 150.8

Goods producing industries

26.7 26.8 26.6 27.1 26.9 27.6 27.4 27.3 27.1 26.9 26.9 26.8

27.0

Mining

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

1.0

Contract construction

6.4 6.3 6.3 6.9 6.8 7.1 7.0 6.9 6.8 6.7 6.7 6.7

6.7

Manufacturing

19.3 19.5 19.3 19.2 19.1 19.5 19.4 19.5 19.4 19.3 19.3 19.2 19.3

Durable goods1

9.5 9.6 9.5 9.6 9.5 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.5

9.5

Nondurable goods

9.8 9.9 9.8 9.6 9.6 9.8 9.8 9.9 9.9 9.9 9.8 9.7

9.8

Food and kindred products

2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.4

2.3

Textile and apparel products

1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

0.9

Paper and allied products

1.4 1.5 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

1.5

Other nondurable goods2

5.1 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 4.9 4.9

5.0

Service producing industries

121.8 122.5 123.2 124.3 124.2 124.0 122.1 123.4 124.4 124.4 125.4 126.0 123.8

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

5.8 5.8 5.7 5.9 5.9 5.9 5.7 5.7 5.7 6.0 6.0 6.0

5.8

Wholesale and retail trade

33.5 33.6 34.1 34.2 34.7 34.9 35.0 35.1 35.0 34.6 35.4 36.3 34.7

Wholesale trade

5.3 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.2 5.1 5.1 5.1

5.3

Retail trade

28.2 28.2 28.7 28.8 29.3 29.5 29.6 29.8 29.8 29.5 30.3 31.2 29.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate 9.1 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.9 8.9 8.8 8.8 9.0 9.3 9.4 9.5

9.1

Services

40.2 40.6 40.9 41.6 41.3 41.0 40.9 41.3 41.6 41.1 41.3 40.9 41.1

Government

33.2 33.4 33.4 33.5 33.4 33.3 31.7 32.5 33.1 33.4 33.3 33.3 33.1

Federal

13.2 13.2 13.3 13.3 13.4 13.4 13.5 13.6 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0 13.5

State and local

20.0 20.2 20.1 20.2 20.0 19.9 18.2 18.9 19.4 19.6 19.4 19.3 19.6

NOTE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted

by selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. The estimates include

all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month.

Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000

benchmark.

S1 OInUclRuCdeEs: lumGbeeorragniadDweopoadrtmpreondtuocftLs;abfuorrn,iWturoerkafonrdcefixIntuforerms;astitone&, Acnlaayl,ysainsd glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery;

transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

2 Includes printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products 1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/
nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries

2 Includes printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products

24

Macon MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 150.0 150.9 152.1 152.0 152.5 152.1 150.4 151.7 151.2 151.2 152.3 152.4 151.6

Goods producing industries

26.6 26.6 26.7 26.3 26.4 26.4 26.5 26.6 26.2 26.5 26.7 26.5 26.5

Mining

0.8 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

0.8

Contract construction

6.8 6.7 6.8 6.5 6.5 6.5 6.6 6.6 6.4 6.4 6.7 6.7

6.6

Manufacturing

19.0 19.1 19.0 19.0 19.1 19.1 19.1 19.2 19.0 19.3 19.2 19.0

19.1

Durable goods1

9.3 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.4 9.3

9.4

Nondurable goods

9.7 9.7 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.9 9.8 9.7

9.7

Food and kindred products

2.4 2.4 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.3

2.4

Textile and apparel products

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

0.9

Paper and allied products

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6

1.5

Other nondurable goods2

4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.9 4.8 4.9 4.8 4.9

4.9

Service producing industries

123.4 124.3 125.4 125.7 126.1 125.7 123.9 125.1 125.0 124.7 125.6 125.9 125.1

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

5.8 5.7 5.8 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.2 6.1 6.1 6.0 6.0 6.0

6.0

Wholesale and retail trade

34.4 34.6 35.0 35.2 35.4 35.2 35.1 35.3 35.1 35.0 35.8 36.4

35.2

Wholesale trade

4.9 4.9 5.0 4.9 4.9 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.0 5.1 5.1

5.0

Retail trade

29.5 29.7 30.0 30.3 30.5 30.2 30.1 30.3 30.1 30.0 30.7 31.3

30.2

Finance, insurance, and real estate 9.3 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.8 9.7 9.6 9.5 9.4 9.2

9.5

Services

41.1 41.7 42.1 42.0 41.7 42.1 40.8 41.3 41.5 40.9 41.2 41.2

41.5

Government

32.8 32.9 33.0 33.0 33.5 32.9 32.0 32.7 32.7 33.3 33.2 33.1

32.9

Federal

13.8 13.8 13.8 13.9 14.3 13.9 13.9 13.9 13.7 13.8 13.9 14.0

13.9

State and local

19.0 19.1 19.2 19.1 19.2 19.0 18.1 18.8 19.0 19.5 19.3 19.1

19.0

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Macon Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bibb, Houston, Jones, Peach and Twiggs counties. The estimates include all full- and part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes lumber and wood products; furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/ nonelectrical machinery; transportation equipment; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes printing and publishing, chemical products, tobacco products, petroleum refining, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products

25

Savannah MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

1999 Final Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG SEP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 133.8 133.9 135.1 136.5 136.9 136.8 135.6 136.2 135.8 136.1 137.4 138.5 136.1

Goods producing industries

26.0 26.0 26.2 26.1 26.1 26.5 26.3 25.9 25.8 25.3 25.5 25.7

26.0

Construction and mining

7.9 8.1 8.2 8.2 8.2 8.4 8.1 7.9 7.8 8.0 8.2 8.3

8.1

Manufacturing

18.1 17.9 18.0 17.9 17.9 18.1 18.2 18.0 18.0 17.3 17.3 17.4 17.8

Durable goods

9.3 9.3 9.3 9.2 9.2 9.2 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.5 9.5 9.5

9.4

Lumber and wood products

0.9 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9

0.9

Transportation equipment

6.4 6.3 6.3 6.2 6.2 6.2 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3 6.3

6.3

Other durable goods 1

2.0 2.1 2.1 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3 2.3

2.2

Nondurable goods

8.8 8.6 8.7 8.7 8.7 8.9 8.8 8.6 8.5 7.8 7.8 7.9

8.5

Food and kindred products

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5

1.5

Paper and allied products

4.4 4.2 4.3 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.5 4.3 4.3 3.6 3.6 3.6

4.2

Chemicals and allied products

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

1.5

Petroleum and coal products

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

0.3

Other nondurable goods 2

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

1.0

Service producing industries

107.8 107.9 108.9 110.4 110.8 110.3 109.3 110.3 110.0 110.8 111.9 112.8 110.1

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

8.9 8.6 8.7 9.1 9.1 9.1 8.8 8.9 8.9 9.5 9.7 9.4

9.1

Wholesale and retail trade

33.8 33.8 34.3 35.0 35.1 35.3 35.0 35.1 34.6 34.6 35.4 36.0 34.8

Wholesale trade

5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4 5.3 5.3 5.3

5.4

Retail trade

28.4 28.4 28.8 29.6 29.7 29.8 29.6 29.7 29.2 29.3 30.1 30.7 29.4

Finance, insurance, and real estate 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.6 4.4 4.4 4.4 4.5 4.4 4.5

4.5

Services

39.6 39.8 40.2 40.9 41.5 41.5 41.8 42.1 42.0 41.9 42.1 42.8 41.4

Government

20.9 21.1 21.1 20.8 20.5 19.8 19.3 19.8 20.1 20.3 20.3 20.1 20.3

Federal

2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.7

2.7

State and local

18.2 18.4 18.4 18.1 17.8 17.1 16.6 17.1 17.4 17.6 17.6 17.4 17.6

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all fulland part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes textile mill products, apparel and other textiles, printing and publishing, tobacco products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

26

Savannah MSA Nonagricultural Employment (In thousands)

2000 Preliminary Series

INDUSTRY

JAN FEB MAR APR MAY JUN JUL

AUG S EP

OCT

NOV

DEC

ANNUAL AVERAGE

Total nonagricultural employment 134.9 136.0 137.3 138.5 139.1 139.0 137.6 137.8 138.6 138.9 139.3 140.4 138.1

Goods producing industries

25.5 25.7 25.8 25.6 25.7 26.0 25.9 25.8 26.3 26.4 26.1 26.4 25.9

Construction and mining

8.0 8.3 8.4 8.3 8.3 8.6 8.7 8.7 9.1 9.3 9.1 9.3

8.7

Manufacturing

17.5 17.4 17.4 17.3 17.4 17.4 17.2 17.1 17.2 17.1 17.0 17.1

17.3

Durable goods

9.8 9.7 9.7 9.6 9.7 9.7 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.3 9.5

9.6

Lumber and wood products

0.9 0.8 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.0

0.9

Transportation equipment

6.5 6.5 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.4 6.3 6.1 6.0 6.1 6.0 6.0

6.3

Other durable goods 1

2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.4 2.5 2.5 2.4 2.5

2.4

Nondurable goods

7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.7 7.8 7.6 7.7 7.6

7.7

Food and kindred products

1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5

1.4

Paper and allied products

3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.4 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.5 3.4 3.3 3.3

3.4

Chemicals and allied products

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

1.5

Petroleum and coal products

0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.3

0.3

Other nondurable goods 2

1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 1.0

1.1

Service producing industries

109.4 110.3 111.5 112.9 113.4 113.0 111.7 112.0 112.3 112.5 113.2 114.0 112.2

Transportation, communications,

and public utilities

9.0 9.0 9.5 9.4 9.5 9.4 9.4 9.5 9.2 9.1 9.3 9.7

9.3

Wholesale and retail trade

34.6 34.7 34.9 35.3 35.4 35.4 35.1 34.9 35.0 35.2 36.0 36.1

35.2

Wholesale trade

5.5 5.5 5.6 5.7 5.7 5.7 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.4 5.4 5.4

5.5

Retail trade

29.1 29.2 29.3 29.6 29.7 29.7 29.6 29.4 29.5 29.8 30.6 30.7

29.7

Finance, insurance, and real estate 4.5 4.5 4.5 4.6 4.6 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

4.6

Services

41.2 41.6 41.9 43.1 42.9 43.1 43.0 43.1 43.3 43.5 43.2 43.5

42.8

Government

20.1 20.5 20.7 20.5 21.0 20.4 19.5 19.8 20.1 20.0 20.0 20.0

20.2

Federal

2.8 2.8 3.0 2.9 3.4 3.0 3.0 2.9 2.8 2.8 2.8 2.8

2.9

State and local

17.3 17.7 17.7 17.6 17.6 17.4 16.5 16.9 17.3 17.2 17.2 17.2

17.3

NOTE: SOURCE:

These preliminary estimates were prepared in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics, based upon monthly reports submitted by selected employers in the Savannah Metropolitan Statistical Area, which includes Bryan, Chatham and Effingham counties. The estimates include all fulland part-time wage and salary workers who were employed during or received pay for any part of the pay period that includes the twelfth of the month. Proprietors, domestic workers, self-employed persons, unpaid family workers and personnel of the armed forces are excluded. Estimates based on 2000 benchmark. Georgia Department of Labor, Workforce Information & Analysis

1 Includes furniture and fixtures; stone, clay, and glass products; primary and fabricated metals; electrical/nonelectrical machinery; professional, scientific, and controlling instruments; and miscellaneous manufacturing industries
2 Includes textile mill products, apparel and other textiles, printing and publishing, tobacco products, rubber and miscellaneous plastic products, and leather products

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STATE OF GEORGIA -- DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WORKFORCE INFORMATION & ANALYSIS 148 INTERNATIONAL BOULEVARD, N.E. ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30303-1751
OFFICIAL BUSINESS PENALTY FOR PRIVATE USE -- $300

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